Thanks to Hollywood and TV dramas, we often have a rather unrealistically glamorous and exciting vision of the CIA, though there have also been many tales of its dodgy practices and rogue operations.
The CIA: An Imperial History by British-born history professor Hugh Wilford takes us through the formation and development of the US spy agency, focusing on the individuals and ideas that underpinned its creation...
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